Devon Auxiliary Units And Operational Bases

This page last updated at 1:04pm on 19/12/11

This is the overview page for the Devon Auxiliary Units.

This list was compiled from various sources including the concentrations of names/addresses as found in the Auxiliary Units Nominal Roll (held at Kew, National Records), and the very welcome help of Nina Hannaford, and others.

Unconfirmed Devon Patrols
CART is awaiting further documentation etc.

Unproven Devon Patrols
Ongoing research / very slight evidence.

At least 3 units in the Dawlish/ Teignmouth/ Starcross area.
Branscombe
Cloyton
Cornwood
Diptford Patrol?
Flete
Newton Poppleford
Newton Abbot
Plymstock
Seaton
Tamerton Foliot
Thorverton (? scout section)
Yealmpton
Yelverton

 CAN YOU IDENTIFY ANY OF THESE MEN?

Starcross Patrol, Devon

back row left to right - Norman Rowe, Jim Birch, Jeff Goodridge and Fred Goodridge.

Front row left to right - Ernest Mummery, Reg McClaughlin and ?

We think this image shows at least 3 Auxiliary Unit Patrols from the Dawlish/ Teignmouth/ Starcross areas. We have the following names.

back row left to right - Bill Leaman, Ernie Gover, ? , Ernest Mummery, Jeff Goodridge, Jim Birch, Cecil Hatherley, and Tom Weeks.
 
Middle row left to right - Jack Addison, Reg McClaughlin, Herbert Thorp, Fred Goodridge, Fred Mortimore, Arthur Trapnell, Henry Blackmore, and ?
 
Front Row left to right - Arthur Carpenter, Reggie Penhaligon, Cecil Gilpin, A W Eardley ( in charge of 3 Patrols) Theo Manning, Eddie Goldsworthy, and Norman Rowe.
 
(Image kindly provided by Robin Thorp and Jean Waldron (nee Blackmore).)

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